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Revisiting Our 8 Telecom Megatrends for 2018

Before assembling the SellTower Telecom Megatrends for 2019, I took one last look at the Eight Telecom Megatrends for 2018 to assess the industry’s progress in each area.  As a reminder, a Megatrend is a trend that is large, long term, and that drives a permanent change in behavior. Ever growing network use and resulting capacity exhaust Thanks to the proliferation of LTE, all of the smarter and faster smartphones and apps, and growing trend of…

Is It Time to Sell Your Cell Tower?

According to Tom Engel, Director at Strategic Tower Advisors, now is a good time to sell your cell towers.  What is his reasoning and what do the experts at SellTower Consulting recommend? Engel asserts that the market for cell tower assets has reached it peak, and can valuations can only drop from these lofty levels.  Here are the reasons that valuations will head lower: Interest rates are rising and expected to continue rising as the economy…

Telecom’s “Top 10” Hot Topics for Summer

With Summer arriving, the temperature is not the only thing heating up.  The Telecom industry is once again entering a period of increased network deployments along with increased M&A activity.   Here are the Top 10 telecom industry topics on the minds of SellTower’s customers this Summer: Will T-Mobile be allowed to acquire Sprint this time or will the regulators and antitrust watchdogs intervene? Do wireless carriers need more spectrum or can 5G solve their projected…